Watching the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games really ignited my sense of national pride. China is a great country, and if every Chinese continue to march forward with one heart and one mind, this country is going to become even greater. Freedom is important, and indeed appealing, but the Chinese people should resist the temptation of abandoning discipline. Around the world, as well as inside China, Chinese succeed through perseverance, diligence, hard-work, and, above all, solidarity. Every one of us should strive to sustain such valuable qualities of the Chinese nation, while enriching them with creativity and constructive dialectics.

There is a long way before China becomes a well-respected member of the international community, and there will be a long time before justice start to outweigh prejudice. The message inscribed in the national anthem still applies to this very day, and for many years to come.

Arise! All who refuse to be slaves!
Let our flesh and blood become our new Great Wall!
As the Chinese Nation faces its greatest peril,
All forcefully expend their last cries.
Arise! Arise! Arise!
Our million hearts beat as one,
Brave the enemy's fire, March on!
Brave the enemy's fire, March on!
March on! March on! On!